I have one of those things, and it seems to have helped. They have become common in local pharmacies. You can choose among several different versions. The solution packets are convenient, but overpriced. You can get your own baking soda and uniodized salt. This site has directions and more information.

Long term frequent use of oral decongestants, such as pseudoephedrine, probably is bad because they tend to increase blood pressure.

umm... is it a federal offense to ship old-school sudafed across state lines?

i'm still not having a hard time "scoring" (*snort*), and i'd have hooked ya up if i'd known where to send em!

also, the whole neti pot thing... you know those bulb things that come with an ear wax cleaning kit? or, variously, there's a nasal irrigator often found on the babies and infants aisle of your local walgreens. my husband uses one of em, and he's avoided plenty of sinus problems.

My stepfather has used his neti pot religiously since I was about 12 (and thoroughly grossed out by the idea). I don't recall too many sinus attacks in the intervening 26 years, although he did have a major heart attack a couple months ago. I'm sure that has nothing to do with his squeaky-clean sinuses. Enjoy!

You have my sympathies. If there's a God, someone who's so smart about the national anthem fake controversy (your comments there are right on the money) won't die from sudafed deprivation. You could almost be a regular read in my blogroll.

Almost, but I find all this "a bitch", "my ass", and "shit" talk to be tiresome. If I wanted to hear a lot of banal inflationary cussing, I'd listen to my teenager. When you use coarse language too much you really take all the juice out of smart phrases like "piss in my CornFlakes."

I am soooo feeling this with you. Here in CA, central valley, we are having unprecedented pollen levels due to the unprecedented level of rain. I have never been so miserable and I can't take anything because I have high blood pressure. Please let us know how this works for you. Maybe I can work up the courage to pour water up my nose too.

Following an Ayurvedic diet plan has also worked very well for me in the past . I don't have any current links, but if you Google "Ayurveda" you should be able to find lots of info. Short version - for allergy sufferers, warm, dry, spicy foods are good because they stimulate digestion, which stimulates circulation, which helps clear out the nastiness in the sinuses.

So, I'll never understand nasal douching. Kind of strange to me. But, then again, I rarely have crazy sinus problems.

However, the last time I swam in the Carribbean I noticed my sinuses dramatically drain, maybe there is something to it? Do you use salt water in the neti-pot? What you should do is get you to the Yukatan or Jamaica or something and let the sea take care of your nonsense.

But anyway.

Another thing I'll never understand...people trying to parent adults who blog...MISTER...WHY ARE YOU CRTICIZING A GROWN ADULT FOR "CUSSING" AND NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR TEENAGER'S HABIT?

So, I'll never understand nasal douching. Kind of strange to me. But, then again, I rarely have crazy sinus problems.

However, the last time I swam in the Carribbean I noticed my sinuses dramatically drain, maybe there is something to it? Do you use salt water in the neti-pot? What you should do is get you to the Yukatan or Jamaica or something and let the sea take care of your nonsense.

But anyway.

Another thing I'll never understand...people trying to parent adults who blog...MISTER...WHY ARE YOU CRTICIZING A GROWN ADULT FOR "CUSSING" AND NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR TEENAGER'S HABIT?

I have had good luck with the neti pot-and totally agree that you can't get cold/sinus medicine to save your life-I feel like a criminal whenever I go to by it-In Washington State you can'y by more then 3 at a time and I think they put you on a list

I have had good luck with the neti pot-and totally agree that you can't get cold/sinus medicine to save your life-I feel like a criminal whenever I go to by it-In Washington State you can'y by more then 3 at a time and I think they put you on a list

I was introduced to Neti and actually never had a pleasant experience until I realized I was doing it wrong. Nobody really could show me what I was doing wrong. But this one really helped especially the video and instructions. I now use it and am (fingers crossed) trouble free.

I appreciated Mister's use, or probable misuse of the word "inflationary" - I think he meant inflamatory instead. Unless of course, he meant this blogger swears as much as inflation is going up fast. The normal (less judgmental) criticism of cursing is that it adds nothing to the meaning of a text. However, the same can be said of using 'big words' without verifying the meaning first. I say if you can't take a joke - don't be one.

Nasal Irrigation is something that can often help with all kinds of nasal and sinus problems - even those pesky allergies. Neti Pots have a long history, but sometimes it is easier to use a device to clean the nasal passages with.

I watched a video of folks using a squeeze bottle. I tried it but it wasn't all that pleasant to me.